Conference Agenda: Key Facts
Venue:
SAP (Silicon Valley Campus):
3410 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA
Directions: SAP Website
Timing:
8:30am – 6:15pm (including pre-event registration)
Sessions:
4 Keynote Speeches: 45 minutes
3 Panel Sessions: 50 minutes
4 Workshops: 50 minutes
Features:
- Simultaneous sessions: allow attendees to personalize their experience according to their interests:
- 4 Refreshment breaks/networking periods: Morning snacks; lunch; mid-afternoon snacks, high tea
Conference
Agenda: Session Details
8:30
– 9:00a |
Attendee Registration
Light breakfast, attendee registration and networking
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9:00 –
9:20a |
Welcome Address
Speaker: Umair Khan (President, OPEN SV) |
9:25 -10:10a |
Morning Keynote: Catching the Tide
Speaker: Tom Dyal (Founding General Partner, Redpoint Ventures)
A venture industry veteran describes the top technology trends and market opportunities before us all. |
10:15 –
11:00a |
Conference Keynote: Land of Opportunity
Speaker: President Pervez Musharraf
Hear the President of Pakistan present the business and investment opportunities in Pakistan amid a resurgent national economy. |
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11:10 –
12:00p |
Panel I: Web 2.0- Beyond the Hype
Panelists: Roger Lee (General Partner, Battery Ventures), Max Levchin (Founder & CEO, Slide), Sergio Monsalve (VP Marketing, Photobucket.com), Salman Ullah (Director, Google)
Moderator:
Aaref Hilaly (CEO, Clearwell)
Corporate leaders and entrepreneurs explain the phenomenon that is Web 2.0, going beyond the buzz to describe the business model and predicting what ideas and companies will outlast the hype. |
11:10 –
12:00p |
Workshop I: The Shore that Fits
Speakers: Khalid Ghayyur (Managing Director, Morgan Stanley, Founder MOVE), Adil Jaffry (CEO Tara Energy), Umair Khan (Venture Partner, The Entrepreneur's Fund)
A companion workshop to the conference keynote. The workshop will cover a sampling of business and investment opportunities in Pakistan from energy and infrastructure investment to social entrepreneurship to off-shore outsourcing. |
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12:00 –
12:50p |
Lunch and Networking |
1:00–
1:45p |
Afternoon Keynote: Through the Spyglass Darkly
Speaker: Marten Mickos (CEO MySQL)
Hear the man at the helm of MySQL, a pioneer of open source software as he examines key trends in software business and predicts what's in store for the software industry. |
1:50–
2:40p |
Panel II: Confessions of a Life Scientist
Speaker: Mir Imran (Chairman In-Cube)
Host: Doug Kelly (General Partner Alloy Ventures)
A fireside chat with Mir Imran, a parallel entrepreneur and pioneer in life sciences with over a dozen successful startups over the past twenty years. |
1:50–
2:40p |
Workshop II: Funding your Entrepreneurial Dreams: Raising Seed & Angel Investment for Early Stage Startups
Speakers: Larry Kubal (General Partner, Labrador Ventures), Ken Matusow (Member, Keiretsu
Forum)
Moderator: Waheed Qureshi (Chairman Zenprise)
An entrepreneur, an angel investor and a seed stage venture capitalist discuss the nuts and bolts of how to raise early stage venture capital. If you are an entrepreneur in an early stage startup looking to raise seed or angel capital then this is a “must attend” workshop where the speakers will discuss ideas on how to maximize your chances of getting funded. |
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2:45–
3:35p |
Mid-afternoon Networking
Break |
2:45– 3:35p |
Workshop III: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about OPEN but were Afraid to Ask
Speakers: Imran Sayeed (SVP Keane), Dilawar Syed (Director SAP), Ammar Hanafi (General Partner Alloy Ventures)
Participate in a highly interactive discussion on the history, organization, services, and goals of OPEN. Discuss your role in shaping the future of OPEN. |
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3:40– 4:30p |
Conference Spotlight: The World's Hottest VC
Speaker: Asad Jamal (Founder and Chairman, ePlanet Ventures)
Host: Shahid Khan (Partner, IBB Consulting)
A two part Spotlight session that focuses on the meteoric rise of ePlanet Ventures - the fund behind Skype and Baidu- and its founder Asad Jamal:
Part 1. Global Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital: A New Paradigm
Conference Spotlight Address by Asad Jamal
Part 2. Fireside Chat with Asad Jamal
A conversation with the founder of ePlanet Ventures on the success of the fund and his plans for ePlanet II, the sequel. |
3:35–
4:30p |
Workshop IV: Opting for the Oceanliner
Zia Yusuf (EVP, SAP)
Ravi Srivastava, Executive Recruiter, Egon Zehnder International
Talat Sadiq, Former Regional CIO Citibank and SVP of Technologies, McGraw Hill
An insider's guide to achieving success in large corporations. A must-attend for high tech professionals.
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4:35 –
5:15p |
High Tea and Networking
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5:15 –
6:00p |
Evening Keynote: Effecting Sea Changes
Speaker: Dr Ishrat Husain, Former Governor State Bank of Pakistan
Renowned Asian Economist and the "2005 Central Bank Governor of the
Year in Asia" recounts personal insights and leadership lessons from his
experience at the core of Pakistan's economic and banking reforms. As
head of the State Bank, the changes he oversaw rejuvenated an aging
institution and revitalized an ailing economy. Hear his perspective on the
present and his thoughts on the future of Pakistan. |
6:00– 6:30p |
Conclusion and Post Event Networking |
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